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The marmot and the writer's nook
I saw this year’s first marmot a few days ago. For anyone unfamiliar with marmots, they are quite simply the best. They are oversized...


A British writer walks into North America...
The following is an excerpt from my Substack, Myriatid. You can read it over there or here... it's very much up to you! Firstly, my...


Time to take a stand?
Choosing between my loom and boat... This is an excerpt from my Substack . Have a peruse over there, if you like... or just stay here!...


Maybe you need a little owl for your shoulder
Wise, funny, kind, sinister, spiritual – whichever guise your owl chooses – I’d suggest keeping it around. As the nights and moods...


What do fan fic. and Greek myths have in common?
Fan fiction and the Greek myths function in brilliantly similar ways – creating belief systems and worlds in which followers exist (at...


An ode to notebooks
There’s a special sort of magic that happens in cracking a saddle-stitch spine and choosing – for absolutely no reason – to write halfway...
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